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JustAManOnAToilet@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.world · 2 years ago

Chicago woman, 104, skydives from plane, aiming for record as the world's oldest skydiver

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Chicago woman, 104, skydives from plane, aiming for record as the world's oldest skydiver

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JustAManOnAToilet@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.world · 2 years ago
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A 104-year-old Chicago woman is hoping to be certified as the oldest person to ever skydive after making a tandem jump from 13,500 feet in northern Illinois.
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    I’m going to guess the biggest danger to her is breaking a bone on landing. Also, the danger of her skin deploying before the chute.

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    I’m sure there’s some Asian kid who’s gonna beat her record in a month. There always is.

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      105 year old kid…

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        Never underestimate Asian kids.

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    I have no desire to go skydiving at all…. But if I was 104… hell, why not?

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    Now use a 104 year old parachute, and you’ll really have a record.

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    Either that or the ground

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